I had an important realization this week. One of those moments where it was like “Man, I’m an idiot! How didn’t I see this before? It’s so obvious... now.” For most of my self-aware life a constant theme has been wanting to make my parents proud of me, especially my dad. This desire became even … [Read more...]
Why God Made the Mentally Challenged
What did 3 Masters degrees teach me? Everyone is better than me at something, and everyone is better than you at something. When I was a kid I wanted to have the best marks in my grade because I thought that would mean I’d be the smartest kid in the class. Turns out this helped me be the best at … [Read more...]
What Ticks Me Off about God
I was recently listening to some Christian music (because I’m cool). The one song was about God’s grace, a normal topic for this genre, but for some reason, it made me angry. I then realized what bothers me so much about God... grace. You know, the thing that usually draws people to Him? Yeah, it … [Read more...]
Why Jesus is Okay with Gay Marriage Pt2
Last week I wrote a list of points about why Jesus is okay with gay marriage including a verse by Paul in Romans that says “You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse!” (Rom 2:1). It’s definitely a post worth checking out for seeing some different … [Read more...]
Why Jesus is Okay with Gay Marriage
Please Note: I am not claiming that I know exactly what Jesus believes, but I'm looking at the evidence and making a conclusion. Gay marriage is a topic that has not been treated with a lot of love by the Christian community at large. As a follower of Jesus I apologize for this unloving … [Read more...]
Do you wonder what your purpose is?
What is my purpose? This is the question I keep hearing lately. It doesn’t matter whether I’m with Christians or non; people want to know why they are in this world. If you’re one of these people, let me help you figure out your purpose; it’s simple: You don’t have one. Yes, you have a general … [Read more...]
God doesn’t care about your dreams
*This post answers a question I was given Let me begin by saying that I hope I’m wrong, but from my experience God doesn’t care about our dreams. Looking at Bible stories, I don’t see Moses dreaming as a kid to be kicked out of the royal palace and leading a very whiney group of people through … [Read more...]
A Trick to Make Life Seem Better
As you are well aware, life has its ups and downs... at least I hope you are aware of this; if not, you must live in a magic bubble I wish I could visit. In life, we are guaranteed to experience times that are really great, times that suck, and times that just pass by without any real feeling … [Read more...]